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Breakpoint

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Join John Stonestreet for a daily dose of sanity—applying a Christian worldview to culture, politics, movies, and more. And be a part of God's work restoring all things.
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BONUS PODCAST: Interview with Timothy Goeglein

John Stonestreet sat down with Timothy Goeglein to discuss his new book, Toward a More Perfect Union: The Moral and Cultural Case for Teaching the Great American Story. "Civic education and American history have either not been taught or have been deliberately mistaught throughout our nation's public—and in numerous cases, even our private—education system. This lack of education or misinformation has placed our nation in great peril, and we are seeing the consequences unfold daily in our corpor...

Feb 08, 202322 min

Life, Even as We Don't Know it, Is No Accident

Recently, a Scientific American article titled " The Search for Extraterrestrial Life as We Don't Know It, " reflected on the continued search for life across the universe. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 08, 20231 min

Josephine Margaret Bakhita: From Slave to Servant of Christ

Today, the anniversary of Josephine Margaret Bakhita's death, has become the International Day of Prayer to Stop Human Trafficking. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 08, 20235 min

Is the Pro-Life Movement Oppressive?

Ever since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court last summer, lawmakers and media outlets have increasingly demonized pro-life voices and policies as racist and anti-woman. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 07, 20231 min

Hard Work Brings Contentment, Dream Job or Not

The God-given joy of meaningful work is often, in our late-modern cultural moment, sapped by overwork, overregulation, and mission drift. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 07, 20235 min

Tony Dungy and Feasible Furries

When a society is unmoored from any enduring truth about reality, what starts as a punchline quickly becomes plausible. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 06, 20231 min

Rescuing A Child From Trans Ideology

Erin Friday refused to give up on her 11-year-old daughter when she began to struggle with her identity as a female. Please, listen to the complete interview with Erin Friday, hosted by Virginia Allen at The Daily Signal Podcast . You can also learn about the nonprofit Our Duty , started by Erin Friday to connect and mobilize like-minded parents. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org...

Feb 06, 20235 min

The Murder of Tyre Nichols, Meaningful Work and the Crisis of Education, and "Whole Body Gestational Carriers"

The death of Tyre Nichols is another reminder that the answer to our social ills can only be found in Christianity and John reads a poem on the importance and dignity of work. — Recommendations — Clubhouse Magazine from Focus on the Family The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Biblical Critical Theory by Christopher Watkin Colson Center National Conference Segment 1 - The Tyre Nichols Story "What we know about the killing of Tyre Nichols" NPR "The Killing of Tyre Nichols and the I...

Feb 03, 20231 hr 5 min

Four Chaplains

Just after midnight on February 3, 1943, the American transport Dorchester, carrying nearly a thousand men, was sunk by a German U-boat. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 03, 202357 sec

If You Give a Man a Womb, Is He a Woman?

Would the ability to have children mean that a man could actually become a woman? For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 03, 20235 min

Hijacking the Pro-Abortion Movement

Because the transgender movement lacks any positive good to pursue, it only survives by hijacking other cultural movements that claim to "protect the oppressed." For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 02, 20231 min

Christianity Isn't a Western Faith

The first founders of Christianity were not powerful European rulers hoping to oppress the world. They were Middle Easterners, mostly "blue collar," almost all of whom died a violent death at the hands of the ruling elite. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 02, 20235 min

Army Veteran Fined for Silent Prayer

Just a month after a woman was arrested for praying silently outside an abortion clinic, police in the U.K. have fined army veteran Adam Smith-Connor for the same "crime." For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 01, 202359 sec

What Are Men Good For?

Jess Gill with the British media site Reasoned recently took to the streets of London asking, "What are men good for?" For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 31, 20231 min

Is Genesis Just One of the Many Creation Myths?

If multiple disparate cultures recorded similar stories of the world's beginning, isn't it possible these ancient peoples derived clues from the nature around them about the world's actual beginning? For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 31, 20235 min

V.P. Kamala Harris Omits Constitutional Right

You can't have liberty without a life to live freely. And, unless these rights come from God, all we have is what the state offers. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 30, 202354 sec

Relationships Are Key to Long-Term Health

Because humans are made in the image of the God who is Trinity, relationships are as much a part of our created design as eating, sleeping, working, and breathing. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 30, 20235 min

Colorado Continues to Treat a Cake Baker Unfairly, New Insights into Mass Shooters and ChatGPT: Friend or Foe?

John and Maria discuss what appears to be a vendetta against Jack Phillips and some striking patterns are found in a new study of mass shooters. — Recommendations — The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir by Sherry Turkle Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning The Colson Center National Conference — "Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake" CBS News Segment 1 - New Data on Mass Shootings "Nearly all U.S. mass attackers were male and faced major life stressor, report finds" NPR "The ...

Jan 27, 202357 min

Tony Dungy Has Convictions

NFL coaching legend and commentator Tony Dungy is under fire for speaking at the March for Life. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 27, 202358 sec

When Artificial Intelligence Makes Art, What Becomes of the Artist?

What is "art" in a world where artificial intelligence can not only replicate nearly any image, but produce original images with superior skill and precision? For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 27, 20235 min

Evidence for King David

Recently, scholars announced another breakthrough discovery relating to Israel's King David. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 26, 20231 min

NHL Player Refuses Pride Jersey

Last week, Philadelphia Flyers hockey player Ivan Provorov refused to wear a jersey for the NHL's Pride Night. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 25, 20231 min

American Life Expectancy Continues to Fall

According to a CDC report released in December, the life expectancy of Americans fell by about seven months in 2021, reaching the lowest point in two decades. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 25, 20234 min

Effective Compassion vs. Effective Altruism

A Christian moral vision does not reduce humanity or humans to a math equation. The effectiveness of our compassion cannot be adequately measured only in totals. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 24, 20235 min

Cannabis Is Just a Placebo

Recently, National Geographic covered the growing trend of experts now questioning the efficacy of marijuana as a treatment for what it is most commonly prescribed: pain relief. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 23, 20231 min

What Christians Can Learn from Secular Humanism

A few months ago, a group called Humanists International updated their "defining statement of World Humanism." If nothing else, secular humanism is a cautionary tale for Christians who think of the Christian faith as a kind of humanist project. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Jan 23, 20235 min

China's Population Crisis, a Hockey Player Refuses Pride Jersey, and Controversies over Statues

After decades of restricting population, China finds itself with an emergency caused by too few people and the LGBTQ comes for an NHL player who puts his religion above homosexual coercion. — Recommendations — Strong Women podcast with Jeanne Mancini Prufrock Newsletter Dutch Blitz card game Segment 1 - China's Population Emergency MarchforLife.org Segment 2 - NHL player refuses pride jersey Segment 3 - MLK and John Witherspoon statues "The Real Problem with New MLK Statue" Micah Mattix on Prufr...

Jan 20, 202356 min
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